PrestonatorSR
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2016
Today DW and I made reservations for WDW in July. And we are excited because our middle daughter now works there--which is cool (she was 6 when we made our first trip there). So that part of it will be very fun!!
But on the other side of the equation is the reality that our oldest daughter (soon-to-be 27) and youngest family member (our son, soon-to-be HS graduate) will likely not be with us on this trip. We have never been there without him--he was like 2.5 when we made our first trip.
So when I started making dining plans, etc., my heart suddenly sank when I pictured him not being with us. It was kind of an icky feeling, to be honest. I know, I know, such a transition is part of life; and many of you have expressed on these boards that you can indeed have great fun in this "new chapter" of parenthood.
But I think it's going to be tough on my wife and me. Yes, we can appreciate (at long last) a quiet evening with dinner, etc., and those adult things we could never do on previous trips. It's just that I know that our hearts will likely also be aching--thinking about Disney days gone by with the kids. Maybe it will be better once we get through this first experience without them?
Any wisdom or encouragement out there?
But on the other side of the equation is the reality that our oldest daughter (soon-to-be 27) and youngest family member (our son, soon-to-be HS graduate) will likely not be with us on this trip. We have never been there without him--he was like 2.5 when we made our first trip.
So when I started making dining plans, etc., my heart suddenly sank when I pictured him not being with us. It was kind of an icky feeling, to be honest. I know, I know, such a transition is part of life; and many of you have expressed on these boards that you can indeed have great fun in this "new chapter" of parenthood.
But I think it's going to be tough on my wife and me. Yes, we can appreciate (at long last) a quiet evening with dinner, etc., and those adult things we could never do on previous trips. It's just that I know that our hearts will likely also be aching--thinking about Disney days gone by with the kids. Maybe it will be better once we get through this first experience without them?
Any wisdom or encouragement out there?